Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] happen to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | An open question gives great freedom to respondents but we may get just what happens to be uppermost in their minds . |
2 | Now I happen to be an extravert , so if I compensate by smoking this will keep me a perfectly balanced and healthy human being . |
3 | Yeah I se well I happened to be coming home from school cos I thought there was a the hearse coming and then I watched two mourning cars two flashy great big things ! |
4 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
5 | Today she happened to be wearing the dress of violet-coloured wool which was the last thing Miss Statham had made for her — drifts of its full skirt could be seen at the front of her grey squirrel coat . |
6 | Well he happens to be an old flame of Mummy 's . |
7 | Initially I happened to be watching a monitor at the BBC on which was an item about a group of French musicians who played their music on glass tubes . |
8 | Anger with the primary sufferer , with one 's self and with other members of the family and with anyone else who happens to be around . |
9 | So did old Mike , and anyone else who happened to be in the shop . |
10 | Before any plank was put into place , MacAlpine and Tom and anyone else who happened to be about held a consultation over it . |
11 | There are opportunities for development in the Swindon front garden , in the Chippenham front garden , the Devizes front garden , wherever , and it is my belief that since this county council originally purchased those farms , and have since maintained them , that if there is going to be a development windfall , then that should accrue to this county council and not to Thamesdown or whoever else it happens to be . |
12 | Her heart was beating wildly as it had for days whenever the telephone bell rang anywhere she happened to be . |